The Shemwell Family

Nehemiah FerrellAge: 82 years18801963

Name
Nehemiah Ferrell
Given names
Nehemiah
Surname
Ferrell
Birth November 1, 1880 34 24
Birth of a sisterAlameda Ferrell
July 1, 1884 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn William FerrellAlletha Bryant BoltenView this family
about 1892 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-brotherBryant Earl Ferrell
March 4, 1893 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn Burl Ferrell
March 4, 1893 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 36 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 37 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a sisterAlameda Ferrell
June 22, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherMary Jennie Foster
August 5, 1921 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a fatherJohn William Ferrell
September 29, 1932 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death January 3, 1963 (Age 82 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Mary Jennie Foster
Birth: December 23, 1855Illinois, United States
Death: August 5, 1921Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Marriage: October 6, 1875Smith, Texas, United States
5 years
himself
Nehemiah Ferrell
Birth: November 1, 1880 34 24Smith, Texas, United States
Death: January 3, 1963Santa Clara, California, United States
4 years
younger sister
Alameda Ferrell
Birth: July 1, 1884 37 28Flint, Smith, Texas, United States
Death: June 22, 1920Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Father’s family with Alletha Bryant Bolten - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1892Texas, United States
14 months
half-brother
Bryant Earl Ferrell
Birth: March 4, 1893 46 30Avinger, Cass, Texas, United States
Death:
half-brother
John Burl Ferrell
Birth: March 4, 1893 46 30Avinger, Cass, Texas, United States
Death: